Drier grain bins

[cotswoldcs]

Anyone with experience of grain bins for auto batch driers? I was looking at a 3m x 3m x 5.21m bin but whilst this is matched to the drier it's very tall and I'm concerned about loading the bin. I've done my calculations and there isn't much room above between the top of the grain bucket and the roof. A 4m x 4m bin is much shorter but a lot more money. Anyone got a 4m bin? Any problems with wet grain bridging in the bin and getting stuck? Will this be worse with a bigger bin?

 

[Tim G]

4x4 bins are a different animal to the 3x3. Much stronger built. What size drier is it going on?

 

[Robert K]

We have a 3m bin (19 ton capacity) with a 16ton master and it's a steady process loading it up with the JCB(need the right bucket) but it's very handy when running our master on long shifts

We have ours set up with the extra side panels on the auger intake to prevent any grain spillage.

This works in our shed as its in a 5m bay.

You could always unbolt the front of a 3m so you can get in a bit lower with the bucket.

 

[Doing it for the kids]

@grainboy will be along soon to offer you some

 

[grainboy]

lol
Only trying to help. Can supply panels to make something like this ,

 

[Doing it for the kids]

like clockwork

I am after some panelling to line a centre partition down a new store, any stock? 4m tall

 

[grainboy]

Have, Critals 3m length, cover 1m, so build up x4 or will have next week 4m lengths

 

[spanners and hammers]

the wider you go the cone then needs to be taller to get the angle for the grain to run so going wider will not help your problem of it being to high , call robin at plotfeeds he sells the ones like robert k has in all different sizes

 

[Chae1]

lol
Only trying to help. Can supply panels to make something like this ,

We have 1 like this for filling our mobile drier.

Legs are heavy H beam though. A 4t forklift struggles to move it around.